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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

"My Gethsemane"

"And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt". Matthew 26:39

We all come to a place in our lives where some things have to be settled. I am primarily referring to the fact that we have to settle in our hearts that we are going to follow the Lord and surrender to do His will no matter what or what it may cost us.

For Moses this place of "settling" was on the back side of a desert at a burning bush. For Joseph it was in Potiphar's house. For Daniel it was "settled" in Babylonian captivity. For the three Hebrews it was while standing before the threat of a fiery furnace. For Jesus it was in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Sometimes we wonder why we are going through certain trials or are in a hard place. It is in that place that the decision to surrender to the Lord is settled. It doesn't, and didn't for the ones we named above, happen on a bed of ease and comfort. It happened in the wilderness, in the dry places, in the threat of destruction, in a captive place, etc.-- this was each ones Gethsemane. We all have to come to our own "Gethsemane". Our Gethsemane may be on our job when we have to chose between the will of God and our bosses demands. It may come when the doctor tells us we only have months to live. It may come when a spouse walks out on us. It may come when we find ourselves facing homelessness. Regardless of how it comes, when it does, we have to make a decision. We have to either turn away from the will of God and following Him; or we have to settle it in our own hearts and declare-- "nevertheless, not my will but Thine".

Have a great day. We all have to come to our own Gethsemane-- the place where we settle in our own hearts that we will surrender to the Lord's will.

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